captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org--. >> a middle school teacher, two students. how a teacher's family is responding to the investigation. >> how can soon tweet on the metro. >> i think that's a great idea. >> does everybody like the upgrade? >> use my e-mail.

>> and weeks after michael jackson death, what he wants the world to know. >> we begin tonight with a disturbing sex scandal valving a prison william county teacher, scd just days before classes are heledod begin. annonn patterson inappropriately touched one student. we spent the evening in prince william county. we have new reaction on this disturbing case. >> the teacher is in jail without bond, and on unpaid leave from his middle school. he is accused of having inappropriate contact withwo 15-year-old boys foronths. >> police allege shannon patterson had inappropriate sexual contact with a 15-year-old student from november of 2008 to july of 2009. authorities say during that time period the 32-year-old language

arts teacher was sending sexually explicit text messages to another 15-year-old student. now patterson is behind bars and on unpaid leave from work. >> makes me mad. i see it on tv all the time. >> he has another son going into seventh grade is troubled. >> it's one of those issues. i just don't like it. i feel if you have those sort of feelings, me personally, you just need to get help. >> authorities are releasing few details but say the contact they suspect occurred off school grounds. >> the students need to feel safe. >> the suspect's father said his son has been wrongfully accused and the allegations against patterson are simply not true. he describes his son as a well-respected teacher and mentor of eight years who has never been in trouble before.

>> a presence william county said they'll send out letters to parents. >> this comes after a wrestling coach was charged with trying to solicit sex over the internet. they say he arranged a meeting with what he thought was a 14-year-old girl. turined tout be a sheriff's deputy. >> hurricane bill is out there. it's getting even stronger as we speak. we have the later from the national hurricane center. >> this evening, hurricane bill was a strong category 2 storm. it jumpedo category 3 in the past few hours. bill has sustained winds over

125 miles-per-hour. and a category 4 hurricane with sustained winds are 122 miles a hour. the center of the circulation will remain over the atlantic but as you look out, it may wind know --ng very close to nova scotia. the other local story is the he avavy downpours, and a few more. eyth'r're moving eastward across the river. we talk about that and another update of bill in a few minutes. >> in the meantime, new at 11:00, a construction crew hit a

gas will be in fairfax. it forced crews to sit down the turnpike in both directions but the road is re-opened. >> the man who accidentally took home the medical records of the virginia tech shooter hat been removed from the school years earlier. he said he unintentionally grabbed the documents. he says he discovered the records and records of other students last month. the decision to remove them were a result of an independent review of the counseling center. the reasons behind the decision have not been made public. >> we have some breaking developments to report in the deat. a body was disve iredn the business on fourth street. we're live on the scene. what's the latest?

>> they have identified the man. he is a 44-year-old man from maryland. many of the residents are nervous and concerned. the two brothers, from pakistan, opened this 24 hour pizza mart ten years ago looking for the american dream. today that dream was one shattered one one ofhem o was found murdered. >> the lights are on, and from a distance it looks open, but tonight it's a crime scene. hours after a man, believed to be the owner, was found dead. >> i remember art when he opened up this place. >> he was a nice man. >> neighbors say the victim, known at ak, co-owned the place with his brother. his brother arrived this morning to find the doors locked and his

brother missing. >> a frequent customer came by this morning but no one answered. he thought it was odd but didn't thing anything of it. tonight he is in disbelief. >> investigators say in was no sign of a robbery, and the victim died of trauma to the body. detectives are combing through the area. >> it's believed someone came into the restaurant between 8:00 last night and 8:00 this morning. still no signs why someone committed such a heinous crime. >> i never seen him disrespect anybody. they would come and disrespect him all day. >> neighbors tell us, they worry about the place being open 24 hours, and like many of the shops in this area, there is plexiglas between the employer

and the customer so the suspects somehow gained access. perhaps he for some reason let them in that's what police are investigating tonight. abc 7 news. >> new tonight, 7 is on your side with an alert. your power bill in virginia, rates will be going up. the average household bill will rise by three dollars. >> also new. police and firefighters a had a major victory in the fight over furloughs. the court warned the county to reimburse the public safety workers for lost pay. prince george county says the count plans to appear. >> the dc metro system is about

to get wired. we break down the upgrades and reactions from passengers. >> cell phone service is great at the street level of metro stations, but when you good underground, it gets shakey. soon you will be able to talk, text, and e-mail while on the trail. >> she forgot her house key at home. >> i trying to call somebody to meet me. >> she will be able to make that call in route. metro announced construction is underway for a new wireless network, verizon, at&t, and t mobile customers can stay in touch. >> comes in handy when you want to call work ask tell them you're on the way and will be late. >> i use the gps all the time, and if you're a visitor and

you're on the met terrorist it would be very nice to be able to that. >> wireless access will start at metro's 20 busiest stations stad expand to the entire stem by 2012. the contract is expected to generate over $25 million. it's a win-win, as long as passengers don't forget this. >> try to keep their conversations in a conversational tone. so as not to serve as a distraction for other people who are riding. >> the station here in arlington is expected to be among the first with cell phone and internet access. live tonight in arlington, abc 7 news. >> also new tonight, some fresh video of former president bill clinton after meeting with president obama to go to north korea.

clinton left the white house this evening. the former president assisted in the reese of two journalists. secretary of state clinton said her husband has been extremely helpful. >> tonight the political world is remembering the life and journey of robert novak. he was a fixture on cnn's crossfire. in 2003 he wrote a column and named valerie plame. he died at his dc home after suffering from brain cancer. he was 78 years old. coming up, a big decision about the future of the playstation 3. >> i told the truth. and i have faith the truth will prevail. >> dr. conrad murray tells his story weeks after the death of

michael jackson. a horrific accident and a stunt gone wrong. avtorstogato hrs

>> leon: authorities continuing to search for an arsonist in damascus. hay bal and mail boxes were intentionally set on fire at eight different locations. crews had to shut done the road. damage and cleanup cost estimated at $100,000. a stuntman at disney world has died. he suffered a head jerry while practicing an acrobatic move. this is the third disney employee -- employee at disney world to die on the job at the last two months. michael jackson former doctor conrad murray released this.

>> i have been receiving your messages. i have not been able to thank you personally, which is not normal for me. the messages give me strength and courage and keep me going. >> leon: this video was posted on youtube today. was with jackson when he died in june. investigators are considering possible manaughter charges. >> a man apologized for using a helicopter as part of his marriage proposal. it took place in baltimore. he had marine police a search on the boat that he and his girlfriend were on to create a diversion so he could surprise hi -- his girlfriend. the has offered to pay for the incident. >> sony is slashing the cost of

the play station 3. it has a 120 gigabyte hard drive. it will cast $299. the playstation 3 is lagging behind its competitors. >> ben stiller has reported a ten-minute film that is a tour guide for visitors. he shows off the national museum of natural history and the national zoo. >> nice way to use some service. >> they're very entertaining. >> don't want to do the weather. the showers and storms keep popping up. some hea downpours out there look at the radar.

to the western sections of the ouy.gomerynt c ghrdtowa wheatonwa and thr prince georges county. and a few light showers stretching in a line across davidsonville, and to breezy point. another hour and a half most of it should be out. the rain fall totals, president bushy good numbers. of an inch or rain for the day. .82 in anap o'his. at dulles, the temperature hit 98 degrees. that broke the record from seven years ago. this hour, kind of steamy.

it's in the mid-70s. some big numbers pop out. 81 in fairfax. plenty of hot and humid air. this air mass is being controlled by a large area of the tropical high pressure area in the atlantic and it's keeping us locked in, straight through saturday. temperatures approaching 90 each day. and it's going to take the weekend when the cold front arrives from the west. we will see the beginning of that taking place,nd we're kind of stuck with this weather for a while longer. so the hazy, humid weather, and after 2:00 and 3:00 in the afternoon is your best chance for storms. on thursday and friday the cold front will be inching eastward. we will be watching bill, which will by tomorrow probably become a category 4 hurricane. the only question is whether the

swells will be close to the mid-atlantic coast. it's still way to the east but it's on the move and a big storm. we have to get this front through. saturday, and brings in cooler air starting on sunday. 70-75 in the morning. 90 again tomorrow. scattered thunderstorms, and the next seven days, they're the same. once the front gets through, things should improve. i will take the heat. give me a break on the humidity. >> two things we can always count on, hot weather in argue, and brett favre retiring and coming back. here we go again. the creative way his fans in green b are

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now, brett favre's re-unretirement is being matter with skepticism. they're starting to sell t-shirts, "brett who? " the owner says the t-shirts were ready to go the day they announced he was joining the team. >> you're all fired up. >> the happiest guy is michael vick. nobody is going to talk about him anymore. >> brett favre has an answer for all the critics. favre is back and starting for the vikes, and while the nats fans are celebrating the signing of stephen strasburg, colorado is giving them a taste of the ies.ies. ♪

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>> being at the ballpark tonight was really fun. stephen strasburg is now the face of the franchise, and all the conversation about strasburg wasn't just at national stadium. it was on the national talk shows, the 6'4" throw are who sign a $16 million deal. his new teammates are anxious to meet him. >> i was excited, obviously. i don't know what his plans are

after this year as far as if he's going to play or not, but have aing that highly touted patriot suspect, it's exciting. >> he will only play in the minors this year. the nats have been one of the hottest teams in the majors but they were denied tonight, losing to colorado. the rockies used the deep ball to win. it was 2-2 in the eighth when gonzalez hit the liner to right eld. he breaks the tie. that was a bullet. guzman gets wood. more gone was held at third but the inside couldn't get him home. >> 39-year-old brett favre is the starting quarterback of the minnesota vikings tonight. they will pay him $12 million this year

$13 million next year. and fans are going crazy, just like leon. the guy loves to play. brad childre wants him to run the offense, and i like to watch him play. but there are a lot of fans saying, he shouldn't come back and it's ruined his legacy. >> when people talk about my legacy, it's mine. it's what i think of it. and i know the way i play the game. i have made mistakes. we all have. i think if i had to do over again, i would do it the same way. >> brett favre talking back. redskins are working hard on being focused and things should be different against the steelers. zorn thinks they will be quicker and physical. >> we were just -- it wasn't we were puff toast blocking. we played pretty hard.

our pass protection broke down. those were the things we have to become harder about. >> and you never want your team play like puff toast. >> i don't think so. >> good for brett favre. >> h be'sk!ac b k! 

>> we check doppl reradar one more time. we saw some heavyvy downpours there's more just north of rockville. here's the next seven days. no major changes. partly cloudy, and afternoon thundershowers and temperature near 90. a cold front should bring slightly cooler air a. >> brett favre called during a break and said to tell leon to back off.

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